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UALR students visit Bahamas for spring break geology trip

Geology and ecology students explored unique rock formations and fossils, some rarely found anywhere else in the world, during a spring break trip to the Bahamas.

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Christa Rowland inside the L'Oreal plant wearing her work gear.

Alumna wins national L’Oreal award

Mascara comes in tubes of different sizes, colors, and shapes. It can be found in almost any household in the United States.

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UALR celebrates Earth Day with fashion show, farmer’s market

In celebration of Earth Day, contestants soon will show off their skills by designing outfits made entirely out of newspaper and duct tape.

The Earth Day Fashion Show will be held 5 p.m. Thursday, April 21, in the Donaghey Student Center Upper Concourse. Any University of Arkansas at Little Rock student organization may participate. Registration closes at 5 p.m. Friday, April 15.

In addition, UALR will host a farmer’s market with community vendors, service organizations, and recycling from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, April 22, in Ottenheimer Plaza.

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A group gathers outside the Student Services Center as Chancellor Joel Anderson speaks in front of them.

UALR Step It Up Challenge promotes campus fitness

More than 200 University of Arkansas at Little Rock employees stepped up to accept a new challenge to promote employee fitness on campus.

The “Step It Up Challenge” kicked off April 4 in front of Student Services Center, as a large crowd gathered to hear Chancellor Joel Anderson greet the participants.

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Scholarships available for Washington, D.C. internships

Five scholarships are available for University of Arkansas at Little Rock students interested in interning in Washington, D.C. this summer through the Washington Center.

An information session will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, in Stabler Hall 502.

Interested students should contact Dr. Elisabeth Sherwin, a professor of psychology who is the university liaison for the Washington Center, by April 9.

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UALR students win mystery challenge at civil engineering conference

A team of UALR civil and construction engineering students won the mystery challenge competition at the American Society of Civil Engineers Deep South Student Conference March 10-12 at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Norbert Rungano, Chloe Jerry, Heather Hightower, and Ross Phillips were designated for the mystery challenge without prior knowledge of what would be expected of them.

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Lt. Gov. Griffin to visit UALR

Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin will speak about his journey from law school to a high-ranking elected official of Arkansas during a visit to the William H. Bowen School of Law Tuesday, April 12.

His talk from noon to 1 p.m. at Bowen Law School Room 323 will include his time as a law student at Tulane University, his career in appointed and elected political positions, as well as his time serving in military Judge Advocate General positions.

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UALR students compete in Planning + Design challenge

Students from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock participated in the Planning + Design Student Challenge March 17-23 in San Diego, California.

The Planning + Design Student Challenge is organized annually in conjunction with the American Society for Healthcare Engineering and Planning Design and Construction (PDC) Summit. Continue reading “UALR students compete in Planning + Design challenge”

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Three UALR students intern for the Attorney General

Three students from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock were selected for the highly competitive internship program in the Arkansas Attorney General’s office. Only five students in the state were chosen for this program.

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UALR Sustainability Committee wins award

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Sustainability Committee was selected as an award recipient for the 2016 Sustain the Rock Awards in the category of educator.

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